> Speaking of business models, there are Magnatune and Jamendo with an > emphasis on the freedom part who IMO are doing pretty well.
Agreed. I've noticed that lately that quality has improved. Even better, last.fm will play a lot of Free music (yes, with a capital F), which is supposed to match you're existing tastes. That hasn't really happened for me, but the idea's nice. I'm still to see a use of the Freedom to modify the music though... I remember a discussion on LugRadio about the pointlessness of Free music without it's sources, the muscial tabulature. While Magnatune isn't exactly about Free music, it still is very musician/user friendly, taking a very small preimum of the amount *you* decide to pay (as long as it's over a resonable minimum). I also would recommend a read of Free Culture (http://www.freeculture.cc), a very nicely written book by Lawerence Lessig about the point of Free content. Refreshingly, it's not overly biased, or RMS-fanatical. And it provides some good insight into how terrible the RIAA et al. are. And finally, a pinch of OT, does anyone know where one can by books like Free Culture, Cathedral and the Bazaar in a book store? I know I can buy online, but I wan't to see if I can get them in India (and yes, I know they are free, but I'd like to buy a book to support the author in any case). Sayonara, -- Arun Tejasvi Chaganty (vimzard) GNOME GSoC Student Blog: http://arunchaganty.wordpress.com
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